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Biology and Science Terminology

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Science terminology forms the foundation of understanding various biological and physical disciplines. This practice hub features questions on the specific study fields, names of scientific branches, and essential definitions. These questions frequently appear in general science sections of competitive exams.

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Biology and Science Terminology Questions

Multiple choice

Entomology is the science that studies

  1. Behavior of human beings

  2. Insects

  3. The origin and history of technical and scientific terms

  4. The formation of rocks
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Entomology is the branch of zoology concerned with the study of insects. Other options refer to psychology, etymology, and geology respectively.

Multiple choice botany cell and cellular organization cell theory microscope cell and its discovery

Study of structure, physiology, biochemistry, development, evolution, genetics of a cell is called

  1. Cytology.

  2. Histology.

  3. Cell Biology.

  4. Molecular Biology.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation
  • Cell biology is the branch of biology that studies the structure and function of the cell, which is the basic unit of the life. 
  • Cell biology is also concerned with the physiological properties, metabolic processes, signalling pathways, life cycle, chemical composition and interaction of the cell with their environment. Hence, the study of structure, physiology, biochemistry, development, evolution, genetics of a cell is called cell biology.
  • So, the correct answer is 'cell biology'. 
Multiple choice botany cell and cellular organization cell theory microscope cell and its discovery

Study related to structure of cells is

  1. Cell biology

  2. Physiology

  3. Cytology

  4. Geology.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation
  • Cytology is the study of the cells, especially their appearance and structure. Cells are the small parts that make up all living things, and their effects on each other and their environment. There are two types of cells. Prokaryotic cells do not have a clear and easy-to-see nucleus and do not have a membrane, or wall, around them. Eukaryotic cells have an easy-to-see nucleus where all of the cell's functions take place and have a membrane around them. Hence, the study related to the structure of the cells is the cytology
  • So, the correct answer is 'cytology'.
Multiple choice botany cell and cellular organization cell theory microscope cell and its discovery

Study of cells in all aspects is

  1. Cytotaxonomy

  2. Cytology

  3. Cell Biology

  4. Cytochemistry
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Cell biology is the study of structure and functions of a cell which also revolves around the concept that cell is the basic and fundamental unit of life. It also explores a detailed understanding of tissues and organisms composed of cells. It involves the study of unicellular as well as multicellular organisms, their generalised properties and highly intricate function specialised to a group of cells. So, the correct answer is option C.

Multiple choice botany cell and cellular organization cell theory microscope cell and its discovery

Branch dealing with study of cell is

  1. Histology

  2. Cytology

  3. Morphology

  4. Anatomy.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

A. Histology is the branch of biology that deals with the study of animal and plant tissues.

B. Cytology is the branch of biology that deals with the study of structure and function of the cell (animal and plant cell).
C.  Morphology is the branch of biology that deals with the study of the structure and the form of organisms and their structural features.
D. Anatomy is the branch of biology that deals with the study of the internal detailed structure of organisms and their parts.
So, the correct answer is 'Cytology'.

Multiple choice botany cell and cellular organization cell theory microscope cell and its discovery

The branch of biology dealing with structure, function and reproduction of cell is 

  1. Cytology

  2. Anatomy

  3. Histology

  4. Cell biology
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation
Cell biology is the study of all aspects of cells and their components including their structure, biochemistry, development and physiology. It treats the cell as fundamental unit of life.
So, the correct answer is 'Cell biology'.
Multiple choice

Archaeologists study...

  1. agriculture

  2. zoos

  3. civilizations

  4. hospitals
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Archaeologists are scientists who study human history and prehistory through the excavation of sites and the analysis of artifacts and other physical remains of civilizations.

Multiple choice

Which major focus includes Biochemistry & geochemistry?

  1. Biology

  2. Earth Science

  3. Physics

  4. Chemistry
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Biochemistry and geochemistry are sub-disciplines that focus on the chemical processes and compositions of living organisms and the Earth, respectively, falling under the umbrella of chemistry.